Fils-Aime Pledges no More Wii Secrets
11th hour surprises ruled out. Commits to global ship numbers
Fils-Aime: Did not sleep his way to top
Nintendo of America's Reggie Fils-Aime, beloved in the Nintendo community for once saying he was all about asses, has gone on record to state that there will be no more Wii hardware surprises.
Coming days before the US launch of the Wii, a well-executed exercise that has seen pre-orders maxed out across retail channels, Fils-Aime told News.com that there is "...no wonderful secret announcement. At least, not one that I'm aware of so then it would really be a secret."
However, the NOA exec did outline that many elements of the phase one of the Wii's lifecycle were still being worked out. "In terms of what's going to be in the box, that's set. It's going to be the Wii console; everything you need to start playing right from the get-go, a Wii Remote, a Nunchuck, Wii Sports. That's the launch." He continued, "All of the other news if you will, the packaged software, the Virtual Console content, all of that is still being finalised as we speak, though in terms of what you get in the box, that's set."
Fils-Aime also sought to underscore Nintendo's impressive shipping figures, pledging that the 4-million promised hardware units would be available before 2006 strikes out. "We've said all along that we're going to have four million units available for consumers worldwide by December 31st, and we will deliver that number."
Speaking of the shortfall in supply when compared to current demand, Fils-Aime offered, "Here in the Americas, will it be challenging [to buy a Wii through launch period]? Absolutely. But we'll have more product than the 360 had at launch and certainly more product than PS3 will have at launch. So if you use those others as comparisons, it will be easier but by no means should the consumer get complacent."
You can catch the video interview here.
Coming days before the US launch of the Wii, a well-executed exercise that has seen pre-orders maxed out across retail channels, Fils-Aime told News.com that there is "...no wonderful secret announcement. At least, not one that I'm aware of so then it would really be a secret."
However, the NOA exec did outline that many elements of the phase one of the Wii's lifecycle were still being worked out. "In terms of what's going to be in the box, that's set. It's going to be the Wii console; everything you need to start playing right from the get-go, a Wii Remote, a Nunchuck, Wii Sports. That's the launch." He continued, "All of the other news if you will, the packaged software, the Virtual Console content, all of that is still being finalised as we speak, though in terms of what you get in the box, that's set."
Fils-Aime also sought to underscore Nintendo's impressive shipping figures, pledging that the 4-million promised hardware units would be available before 2006 strikes out. "We've said all along that we're going to have four million units available for consumers worldwide by December 31st, and we will deliver that number."
Speaking of the shortfall in supply when compared to current demand, Fils-Aime offered, "Here in the Americas, will it be challenging [to buy a Wii through launch period]? Absolutely. But we'll have more product than the 360 had at launch and certainly more product than PS3 will have at launch. So if you use those others as comparisons, it will be easier but by no means should the consumer get complacent."
You can catch the video interview here.
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kid_77 9 Nov 2006 12:32
1/4
Still no detailed CPU/GPU specs? Will they ever be released?
RiseFromYourGrave 9 Nov 2006 12:44
2/4
if nintendo dont, surely itll be revealed soon by an IBM/ATI insider or an enthusiast who gets his hands on one after launch
one thing that occured to me during that interview, that if the people at nintendo (fils-aime in particular in this case) havent seen the next episode of south park or have some inside info about it, they are happy to be referenced in pop culture now but could very well be in for a rude awakening. the wii episode was the first of a two-parter, the next episode could have cartman finally get his wii only to realise its s**t or 'too much like hard work'. it is south park
i guess any publiciity is good publicity
one thing that occured to me during that interview, that if the people at nintendo (fils-aime in particular in this case) havent seen the next episode of south park or have some inside info about it, they are happy to be referenced in pop culture now but could very well be in for a rude awakening. the wii episode was the first of a two-parter, the next episode could have cartman finally get his wii only to realise its s**t or 'too much like hard work'. it is south park
i guess any publiciity is good publicity
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RiseFromYourGrave 9 Nov 2006 13:59
3/4
wait a minute, the 2nd part may have been on by the time this interview was recorded.
aaaanyway
aaaanyway
Dreadknux 9 Nov 2006 14:01
4/4
kid_77 wrote:
Still no detailed CPU/GPU specs? Will they ever be released?
A better question is 'Does it even really matter'?
The answer being 'Absolutely not'.